ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A 91-year-old man has been arrested after authorities say he fatally shot his wife inside their longtime home in the St. Augustine Shores community. Deputies with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office responded Saturday, Aug. 1, to a residence in the 100 block of Como CourtContinue Reading
SATSUMA, Fla. – A 19-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting both of his parents after a domestic dispute escalated inside a Putnam County home late Friday night, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched at approximately 11:16 p.m. on July 31 to a residence in theContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is disputing claims circulating on social media that a 14-year-old was arrested for jaywalking, saying the teen was instead caught actively committing a series of armed vehicle burglaries before fleeing from officers with a stolen handgun. According to the sheriff’s office, the incidentContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A long-term Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigation targeting drug trafficking in the city’s Urban Core and downtown has resulted in 87 arrests, with additional suspects still being sought. The operation, dubbed “Operation LERP,” focused on identifying and arresting individuals involved in distributing illegal narcotics throughout Downtown Jacksonville andContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two people are facing felony drug trafficking charges after Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detectives intercepted a kilogram of cocaine hidden inside a secret compartment in their vehicle before it could be sold, authorities said. The arrests followed a long-term investigation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit’s MajorContinue Reading
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – A former Atlantic Beach Athletic Association treasurer has been arrested after an investigation revealed more than $60,000 was allegedly embezzled from the youth sports organization over a two-year period. Atlantic Beach Police detectives arrested 43-year-old Daniel Barton Crews on Thursday, July 30, charging him with GrandContinue Reading
INTERLACHEN, Fla. – Three people have been arrested in connection with a violent home invasion robbery in which investigators say a homeowner was beaten unconscious with his own shotgun and left with severe facial injuries. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of Tyler Keller, 22, of Hawthorne, andContinue Reading
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Virginia woman has been extradited to Florida after investigators determined she authored threatening letters sent to a state lawmaker, a sheriff’s office employee and a judge, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Jasmyn Osborne, 27, of Petersburg, Virginia, is charged with three countsContinue Reading
GROVELAND, Fla. – A months-long narcotics investigation led to the arrest of a Groveland man after detectives seized trafficking quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, multiple firearms and body armor during the execution of a search warrant, authorities said. The investigation began in January 2026 when the Lake County Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading
OCALA, FL — A 21-year-old Marion County man already in custody on child sex crime charges now faces 81 additional felony counts after forensic investigators uncovered self-produced child sexual abuse material and explicit files depicting local minors on his mobile phone, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) announced. Richard KohnContinue Reading